Stillingstittel:
TENURE TRACK ASSOCIATE PROFESSORSHIP IN MEDICINE (BIOSTATISTICS) AT THE NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (NTNU)

Stillingsbeskrivelse:

The Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) is Norway's primary institution for educating scientists and engineers for the future. The university also has strong programmes across a range of academic fields, including the social sciences, teacher education, the arts and humanities, medicine and health sciences, architecture and fine art. NTNU's cross-disciplinary research delivers creative innovations that have far-reaching social and economic impact and help to create a better world. Two of NTNU's researchers were named Nobel Laureates in 2014.

The Faculty of Medicine

The Department of Public Health and General Practice

Jobbnorge ID: 127005

The Onsager Fellowship programme at NTNU is designed to attract the most talented scholars who have an established reputation for high-quality research and a commitment to learning and teaching at the university level. NTNU is now announcing 11 tenure-track positions.

 

The Faculty of Medicine at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) announces a tenure track Associate Professorship in medicine (Biostatistics) as a temporary post.

 

Administratively, the post is attached to the Department of Public Health and General Practice (ISM). For further information on the department, see www.ntnu.edu/ism. The Onsager Fellowship will be located at the K. G. Jebsen center for Genetic Epidemiology at ISM. The overall aim of this center is to better understand human health and disease by studying genomic variation in populations. The center works primarily on the translational axis between population-based and laboratory-based research. For more information, see www.ntnu.edu/huntgenes.

 

Subject area and description of the area of responsibility for the post

Together with other academic staff at the department, the person holding the post is responsible for teaching and research in the discipline of Biostatistics. This includes the candidate's own research, and supervision of students in the discipline. The person holding the post is also obliged to take part in administrative duties.

 

Specific responsibilities

The focus on this search is on areas of biostatistics related to population based human genetics, utilizing whole-genome sequencing and array based genotyping data, with an emphasis on integration and analysis of very large, heterogeneous datasets ("big data"). We are especially keen on candidates with an interest in methods for data integration, efficient computation and inference, data visualization, machine learning and other relevant methodology for dealing with complex and heterogeneous data.

 

The successful candidate will be responsible for the initiation and development of an original, interdisciplinary and exciting research and teaching program under strong support and mentorship from the K.G. Jebsen Center in Genetic Epidemiology. More information: https://www.ntnu.edu/research/onsager-fellowship.

 

Expectations

The successful applicant is expected to build their own research groups, including recruiting strong candidates on both PhD and postdoctoral level, develop and apply state-of-the-art tools and methods, devel

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Arbeidsgiver Navn: NTNU - Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelig

Arbeidsgiver adresse: Trondheim 7491 TRONDHEIM

Job kort beskrivelse: University and higher education teachers

Land: Norge

Region: Sør-Trøndelag

Kilde til jobbtilbud: NAV, Offentlige arbeidsformidlinger, Norge

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